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The argument would be you believe in democracy when you get the answer you want

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In response, Mr Baldwin said the campaign group does believe in democracy, claiming that “democracy is a process”.

But the Sky News host blasted: “It’s not a process. The argument would be you believe in democracy when you get the answer you want.”

The People’s Vote spokesman said: “No. Democracy is a process and not an event. Two years ago the British people gave the Government a mandate to go out and find a way of leaving theEuropean Union.

“I think now almost everyone would agree that they have made a terrible mess of that. There’s a lot of things that have happened since that last referendum. The £50 billion divorce bill.”

He added: “Brexit is turning out to be a disaster. In those circumstances, when the politicians have made a mess of it, it’s the most democratic thing in the world to say let the people take back control.”

The Sky News host hit back and said: “It was the people’s voice that was heard first time and the argument would be that in the case of the People’s Vote it is just members of the 48 percent who feel that they can maybe get their way if they do it again.”

Mr Baldwin claimed “it’s much more than that” and explained that the campaign group would be running a video every day of the month featuring a Briton who had voted to Leave but now wants to Remain.

The Sky News host took a savage swipe at the campaign frontman and said: “Alright, so you’ve got permission of 30 people have you this month?”

Mr Baldwin fired back and said: “You can be cynical about this but if you’d come to me to Edinburgh yesterday where we had 1,000 people standing in the rain demanding a people’s vote. If you come to me to Bristol last weekend where we had a packed hall.